一名23岁的男子被指控二级谋杀未遂，他涉嫌在2007年刺伤一名陌生人的背部纽约检察官说，这座城市的唐人街“毫无理由”。
据警方消息称，布鲁克林的萨尔曼·穆弗里希(Salman Muflihi)涉嫌在周四下午6点20分左右向这名36岁的亚洲男子拔出了一把8英寸的刀。
曼哈顿地区检察官办公室拒绝将此案作为仇恨犯罪起诉，尽管警方初步表示了这一点。一名执法官员告诉美国广播公司新闻，调查人员目前没有任何证据表明被告在袭击前见过受害者的脸。
为了证明仇恨犯罪，检察官必须证明被告基于种族故意针对受害者。刑事诉讼并不表明与种族有关的陈述。
法庭记录显示，穆弗里希还被控两项攻击和非法持有武器的罪名。检察官说，如果有正当理由，他们可能会提出额外的指控。
穆弗里希周六在纽约刑事法院对指控不认罪。保释金定为50万美元。
根据刑事诉讼，受害者被送往贝尔维尤医院，情况危急，并遭受了“多处受伤，包括肝脏穿孔和严重的内出血”。检察官说，受害者接受了手术，医生切除了他的一个肾脏和肾上腺。曼哈顿助理地方检察官亚当·约翰逊周六在法庭上说，他仍在医院，情况危急，“可能活不下去了”。
“这个案子是每个纽约人最糟糕的噩梦，”约翰逊说。“无缘无故被一个完全陌生的人用一把大刀子袭击。”
检察官说，在穆夫利据称刺伤受害者的下背部之前，两人没有任何互动。据检察官称，袭击发生后，嫌疑人逃跑了，据称他说了声“对不起”。
检察官说，据称穆福利走进附近的曼哈顿地区检察官办公室，告诉外面的一名保安，他“刚刚在街区里刺伤了一个人”。
据警方消息称，嫌疑人据称告诉侦探，他“不喜欢”受害者“看他的方式”。据称，在逮捕过程中，Muflihi还说，“我刺伤了那个人。如果他死了，他就死了。我不给f -，”根据投诉。
“这是一个强有力的案件，有视频证据、目击者和被告的供词，”约翰逊说。
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一名23岁的男子被指控在纽约市中心刺伤一名亚洲男子的背部
检察官说，Muflihi面临最少5年的州立监狱和最长25年的监禁。他下一次出庭定于3月3日。美国广播公司新闻无法联系到他的律师。
检察官说，2019年，Muflihi承认犯有袭击罪，并因涉嫌“在杂货铺无缘无故地袭击一名陌生人”而受到公开的轻罪袭击。
在大流行期间，针对亚洲人的暴力行为一直在增加。
去年3月至12月，组织“停止亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民的仇恨”记录了全国近3000起反亚洲仇恨事件的报告。
这纽约市警察局报告说，去年反亚洲仇恨犯罪增加了1900%。
周六，纽约市长比尔·白思豪、参议员查克·舒默和其他官员在曼哈顿下城刺杀事件现场附近集会，呼吁结束针对亚裔美国人的暴力行为。
Asian man stabbed in back in Chinatown, suspect charged with attempted murder
A 23-year-old man has been charged with second-degree attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a stranger in the back inNew YorkCity's Chinatown "for no reason," prosecutors said.
Salman Muflihi, of Brooklyn, allegedly pulled an 8-inch knife on the 36-year-old Asian man at about 6:20 p.m. Thursday, according to police sources.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office declined to prosecute the case as a hate crime, despite initial indications by police. Investigators have nothing so far to indicate the defendant ever saw the victim’s face prior to the attack, a law enforcement official told ABC News.
To prove a hate crime, prosecutors would have to show the defendant intentionally targeted the victim based on race. The criminal complaint does not indicate statements related to race.
Muflihi also was charged with two counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon, court records show. Prosecutors said they may bring additional charges if warranted.
Muflihi pleaded not guilty to the charges on Saturday in New York Criminal Court. Bail was set at $500,000.
The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition and suffered "multiple injuries, including a punctured liver and significant internal bleeding," according to the criminal complaint. The victim underwent surgery, during which doctors removed one of his kidneys and his adrenaline gland, prosecutors said. He was still hospitalized in critical condition and "may not survive," Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Adam Johnson said Saturday in court.
"This case is every New Yorker's worst nightmare," Johnson said. "To be attacked by a complete and total stranger with a large knife for no reason at all."
The two had no prior interaction, prosecutors said, before Muflihi allegedly stabbed the victim in his lower back. After the attack, the suspect ran away and allegedly said, "I'm sorry," according to prosecutors.
Muflihi allegedly walked into the nearby Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and told a security guard outside that he "just stabbed a guy up the block," prosecutors said.
The suspect allegedly told detectives that he "didn’t like the way" the victim "looked at him," according to police sources. During his arrest processing, Muflihi also allegedly said, "I stabbed that guy. If he dies, he dies. I don't give a f---," according to the complaint.
"This is a strong case with video evidence, eyewitnesses and a confession from the defendant," Johnson said.
Muflihi faces a minimum of five years in state prison and a maximum of 25 years, prosecutors said. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 3. ABC News was unable to reach his attorney.
In 2019, Muflihi pleaded guilty to assault and has an open misdemeanor assault for allegedly attacking a "stranger for no reason in a bodega," prosecutors said.
Violence against Asians has been growing during the pandemic.
Between March and December last year, the organization Stop Asian American and Pacific Islander Haterecorded nearly 3,000 reports of anti-Asian hate incidents nationwide.
TheNew York CityPolice Department reported a 1,900% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes last year.
On Saturday, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other officials rallied in lower Manhattan near the scene of the stabbing to call for an end to violence against Asian Americans.
